Slovenia

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Jun. 22, 2014

Robert Draper travel article recounts visit, at urging of friends, to western Slovenian region known as the Vipava Valley; finds main draw of region to be its drowsy, dream-stricken ethos, natural haven for low-intensity pleasure-seeking. MORE

Apr. 27, 2014

Slovenia's government faces likely collapse after Prime Min Alenka Bratusek loses leadership of her Positive Slovenia party to Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic. MORE

Apr. 27, 2014

May. 6, 2013

Fears rise that Slovenia is following the path of Cyprus, on track to become sixth euro zone country to seek a bailout; rise and fall of nation may come to symbolize the way easy and cheap credit, combined with crony capitalism and corporate mismanagement, fueled a banking crisis that led to its demise and has unhinged a country previously praised as a regional model. MORE

Jan. 25, 2013

Slovenian Prime Min Janez Jansa refuses to step down despite breakup of his governing coalition, saying election would hurt Slovenia as it struggles to avoid international bailout. MORE

Dec. 4, 2012

At least 12 people are injured when Slovenian police clash with protesters in Maribor, country's second largest city, in latest of series of rallies against budget cuts and graft. MORE

Nov. 18, 2012

Sep. 15, 2012

Slovenia, once-wealthy nation that was readily welcomed into the European Union in 2004, is now in danger of becoming the first former socialist country to require a bailout; Slovenian government has already pledged as much as 11 percent of the country's GDP to help prop up its banking sector. MORE

Jan. 28, 2012

Fitch downgrades the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain, indicating there is a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts. MORE

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November 15, 2014, Saturday

Klay Thompson scored 20 points and James Harden had 12 of his 14 in the third quarter after a scoreless first half, helping the United States national team turn a close game into a 119-76 rout of Slovenia.

April 27, 2014, Sunday

A study of securities fraud cases in China has found they were less likely to occur in companies where more women were on the board, leading the authors to recommend more gender diversity on boards around the world.

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On Friday, Standard & Poor’s cut the ratings on nine of the 17 European countries that use the euro currency. France and Austria lost their coveted AAA ratings, which were lowered one notch to AA+, and Italy and Spain had their ratings cut by two notches. Germany, Finland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands all retained their AAA status, while the ratings of Portugal and Cyprus were cut to junk.